January 14, 1952…The First Moments Of ‘Today’ With Dave Garroway
January 14, 1952…The First Moments Of ‘Today’ With Dave Garroway
This is the opening segment of the debut show, 63 years ago today. Dave takes us on a very complete tour of the set and explains what the show is all about. Thanks to the vision and courage of Pat Weaver, American television took a new leap into a day part that, until this point had been seen as unimportant. I think rehearsals started just after Christmas of 1951 in this space called The RCA Showcase, just across 49th Street from 30 Rock. The space is now occupied by the famous Christie’s auction house. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY4_iv3UbGg
Journey back in time to watch Dave Garroway host the first 13 minutes of The TODAY Show live from “NBC’s “world communication center in the heart of Radio Ci…
Wonderful, so subtle and classy. But the hours of the show mixed with the other shows that he did made him rely more and more on a liquid concoction called “the Doctor”. He would swig from a little bottle just before air. It was liquid codeine. Eventually, it made him a bit crazy and he left the show in 1961. He never came back into the limelight after that. He appeared on the 1982 Today Show reunion and was great (on youtube), but got sick later and committed suicide. Tragic.
Look at his microphone!
Amazing! Thanks!
Priceless.